HP Provantage F3F15UA#ABA manual Managing power, Initiating Sleep and Hibernation

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6 Managing power

Your computer can operate on either battery power or external power. When the computer is running on battery power only and an AC power source is not available to charge the battery, it is important to monitor and conserve the battery charge. Your computer supports an optimal power plan to manage how your computer uses and conserves power so that computer performance is balanced with power conservation.

Initiating Sleep and Hibernation

Microsoft® Windows has two power-saving states, Sleep and Hibernation.

●Sleep—The Sleep state is automatically initiated after a period of inactivity when running on battery power or on external power. Your work is saved to memory, allowing you to resume your work very quickly. You can also initiate Sleep manually. For more information, see Manually initiating and exiting Sleep on page 37.

●Hibernation—The Hibernation state is automatically initiated if the battery reaches a critical level. In the Hibernation state, your work is saved to a hibernation file and the computer powers down.

NOTE: You can manually initiate Hibernation. See Manually initiating and exiting Sleep on page 37 and Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select models only) on page 38.

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of possible audio and video degradation, loss of audio or video playback functionality, or loss of information, do not initiate Sleep while reading from or writing to a disc or an external media card.

NOTE: You cannot initiate any type of networking connection or perform any computer functions while the computer is in the Sleep state or in Hibernation.

Manually initiating and exiting Sleep

You can initiate Sleep in any of the following ways:

●Close the display.

●From the Start screen, point to the upper-right or lower-right corner of the screen to reveal the charms. Click Settings, click the Power icon, and then click Sleep.

To exit Sleep:

●Briefly press the power button.

●If the display is closed, open the display.

●Press a key on the keyboard.

●Tap or swipe the TouchPad.

When the computer exits Sleep, the power lights turn on and your work returns to the screen.

NOTE: If you have set a password to be required on wakeup, you must enter your Windows password before the computer will return to the screen.

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Contents User Guide Product notice Safety warning notice Iv Safety warning notice Table of contents Connecting to a local area network LAN Managing power Input power Operating environment Revert to the familiar Start screen select models only Starting rightVisit the HP Apps Store select models only Best practicesFun things to do More HP resources Resource ContentsStarting right Finding your hardware and software information Getting to know your computerLocating hardware Locating softwareComponent Description Right sideLeft side Display TouchPad TopLights Buttons Fn key KeysLabels BottomComponent Connecting to a wireless network Connecting to a networkUsing the wireless controls Using the wireless buttonSharing data and drives and accessing software Using a WlanUsing an Internet service provider Setting up a Wlan Configuring a wireless routerProtecting your Wlan Connecting to a Wlan Using Bluetooth wireless devices select models onlyConnecting to a local area network LAN Connecting to a wired networkMultimedia features Enjoying entertainment featuresManaging your audio and video files select models only Using the webcamUsing audio Connecting video devices by using an Hdmi cable Using videoSetting up Hdmi audio Page Using the TouchPad Using TouchPad gesturesNavigating the screen Scrolling TappingFinger click Pinching/zoomingEdge swipes Right-edge swipeTop-edge swipe select models only Using touch screen gestures select models only One-finger slideLeft-edge swipe Tapping Scrolling Rotating select models only Top-edge swipe and bottom-edge swipe Using the keyboard and mouse Using the keysUsing the action keys Using Microsoft Windows shortcut keys Managing power Initiating Sleep and HibernationManually initiating and exiting Sleep Using the power meter and power settings Running on battery powerSetting password protection on wakeup Finding battery information Removing a user-replaceable batteryConserving battery power Identifying low battery levelsResolving a low battery level Storing a user-replaceable battery Running on external AC powerDisposing of a user-replaceable battery Replacing a user-replaceable batteryShutting down turning off the computer Troubleshooting power problemsPage Using Disk Cleanup Using Disk DefragmenterMaintaining your computer Improving performanceCleaning procedures Cleaning your computerCleaning the display All-in-Ones or Notebooks Updating programs and driversCleaning the sides or cover Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouseTraveling with or shipping your computer Page Securing your computer and information Using passwordsUsing Internet security software Setting Windows passwordsSetting Setup Utility Bios passwords Using antivirus software Installing software updatesUsing firewall software Installing critical security updatesSecuring your wireless network Using an optional security cable lockBacking up your software applications and information Starting Setup Utility Bios Updating the BiosDetermining the Bios version Downloading a Bios update Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UefiDiagnostic section, click HP Uefi Support Environment Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Uefi to a USB deviceBacking up, restoring, and recovering Creating recovery media and backupsCreating HP Recovery media Restore and recovery Recovering using HP Recovery Manager Using the HP Recovery partition select models onlyWhat you need to know Removing the HP Recovery partition Using HP Recovery media to recoverChanging the computer boot order Input power SpecificationsOperating environment Electrostatic Discharge Index BiosJacks